Hair-pin holder.



S. H. GOLDBERG HAIR PIN HOLDER APPLICATION HLED MAR Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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SOLOMON I-I. GOLDBERGVOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Hara-:PIN HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON H. GOLD- BERG, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, count-y of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Ein Holders, of which the following is a specification. A

This invention relates to improvements in hairpin holders and has among its salient objects to provide a holder of the above character which when assembled resembles a female figure such as that of a little girl; to provide a device of the above character which while it is extremely simple and economical in construction nevertheless presents an attractive and finished appearance; to provide a device which is not only serviceable for home use but is, by reason of the above characteristics, particularly adapted for advertising purposes; to provide a device the greater portion of which can be used for the purpose specified and which at the same time permits of considerable variation in style, color and general contour; and in general to provide an improved construction of the character referred to.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure l is a frontelevation of my improved holder showing the head portion as representing a small child. Fig. 9. is a rear elevation ofthe same showing the manner of securing the flexible cords to the upper member before the strands of the cord have been spread apart to form the skirt. Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing more particularly the manner of interlocking the cords which form the dress.

Referring to the drawings l designates as a whole the upper body member consisting of a head 2, neck 3, shoulders l and arms 5. In the present instance the arms extend upwardly in order to form grooves between the latter and the respective sides of the neck This upper member is preferably made of relatively stiff material such as cardboard and may be readily stamped out at minimum cost.

From each of the shoulder portions 4 is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 1, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909. Serial No. 480,559.

suspended a fiexible cord 6, G the two ends of each cord extending downwardly equal distances. Beneath the neck portion 3 the cords are crossed and interlocked with each other in the manner shown more clearly in Fig. 3. After they are arranged in the manner described they are united or tied t0- gether just below the upper member l by means of a wire belt 7. This wire may be covered with cloth and provided with a bow 7 if desired in order to secure a more attractive appearance. It will be seen that the belt 7 in eect forms the waist line of the dress the upper portions l0 of the cords the waist proper and the ends of the cords below the'belt the skirt. After the cords are united or fastened together as stated the v loose ends thereof extending below the belt are spread apart or liared to form not only the skirt 9 but the holder proper. Each of these cords consists of a relatively large number of loose strands of soft flexible material such as cotton cord or yarn which however should be of suiiicient stiffness to retain their position when spread apart to form the skirt. Inasmuch as each cord is doubled the holder portion 9 will be of considerable thickness even after the strands are spread apart in the manner shown in Fig. l. Accordingly the device will be effective in supporting a relatively large number of hairpins and at the same time will present the appearance desired.

`While my constructionis apparently very simple it in fact affords considerable latitude in varying the details of construction without in any manner departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the scope of the appended claims. i

I claim as my invention:

l. A hairpin holder resembling a human figure comprising an upper member having a head and shoulder portion, a pair of flexible cords, each composed of a plurality of loose strands, suspended from said upper member at either side of the head portion 'thereof and crossing each other, a belt uniting said crossed cords, and the ends of the latter extending below the belt flared to form a' skirt portion.

2. In a hairpin holder,the combination with an upper member having a head and latter beneath said belt flared to form a. skirt shoulder portion, of a'pair of flexible cords portion.

each composed of a relatively larve number of loose strands suspended fro-1n sbaid shoul- SOLOMON H' (IOLDBERG der portions and having their free ends eX- Witnesses:

tending` substantially equal distances, abelt MARK D. GOODMAN,

uniting the said cords and the ends of the l E. R. VINSLOW. 

